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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1919
Page
4
The article urges open, reasoned public discussion of the peace treaty and League of Nations. It notes the President’s return to explain the matter and predicts extensive debate, public opinion shaping Congress and the Senate reflecting the people's will.
A commentary argues US troops across the Rio Grande deter pandits in El Paso and presses for stern, decisive action to curb raids and restore stability in Mexico. It claims Carranza and his government foster anti Yankee sentiment and urges hard power to win respect and decent behavior from Mexicans.
The article urges local exploration for pleasure and education within nearby towns and countryside. It highlights historic sites cemeteries battlefields and local manufacturers as sources of culture and information, arguing that proximity offers beauty and learning without long trips.
A bachelor Uncle Ben amuses a six month old by feeding time mischief and tickling. The mother warns of choking as the baby mouths the watch while Uncle Ben jokes he holds the chain. An old farmer jokes about a missing wife being the splash in waterlogged roads.
The New York Tribune reprints its view that Chairman Will H. Hays resists turning the League of Nations into a party weapon. It argues the current debate over the League’s form is not a matter of American party politics and does not arise from party origins.
A reader asks whether a fifty plus woman should move from forty years at home to be near her daughter. The essay cites cases of lonely relocation and happiness when roots remain, urging life beyond children and advising trying arrangements before committing.
A short verse by Walt Mason laments the fleeting beauty of roses and other pleasant things. The poet muses on change and the inevitability of trouble, contrasting perfect weather with the certainty of change and decay. The rose by the door will fade, while harsher weeds may follow.
Provides multiple recipe fragments for fish turbots and desserts. Includes method for baked or fried fish layered with sauce, a strawberry and rhubarb dumpling, a bean sauce with lace of egg, Lima bean soup with milk and onion, and sponge drops with coconut. Recipes specify ingredients and steps for each dish.
A simple recipe for pineapple lemonade using one cup each of sugar pineapple and water with juice from two lemons. Boil sugar and water to a thread, add fruit juices, then bottle and dilute to taste. Also suggests using jelly skim mings with water as a thin syrup to make an inexpensive refreshing drink with shaved ice.
The piece argues that Fourteen Points and Paris peace policies were not party products. Wilson pursued his own peace terms and the League of Nations text, not a Democratic or Republican spokesman. Voters should consider the covenant as Americans, not as party members.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless cure for hard and soft corns and corn between the toes. It promises instant relief after applying a drop and lifting the corn away, calling Freezone the discovery of a Cincinnati genius and noting a cheap bottle sold by druggists.
Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wisk and Mrs. Anna Quinn visiting Chauncey Orbiston and Chauncey area. Others entertained were Mr. and Mrs. George Shafer with relatives from Athens The Plains and Covington Kentucky car theft noted.
The fifty first Shafer family reunion took place at Charles and wife Shafer’s home on June 22 1919. Relatives arrived with baskets for a fine dinner and a day of warm hospitality. Attendees included many Shafer family members from The Plains Nelsonville Chauncey Athens Logan and nearby areas. The note mentions a newborn daughter June 21 to John Tittle and ongoing ill health in Asa Withem. Guests planned to meet again in June 1920.
The Canaan township board on Saturday voted to upgrade Canaanville to first grade, joining twelve county schools in the top class. Athens and Nelsonville are among those elevated while Jerseyville remains second grade and Luhrig and Carbon Dale stay below first. The state inspector granted Canaanville a first class charter and The Plains a second class charter, signaling Athens county’s school quality relative to many counties.
Saturday at one oclock the class mates of Miss Ruby Parfitt gathered at her home to celebrate her seventh birthday. Present were Violet Christian, Mary Christian, Maxine Lewis, Anna Medgler, Florence Tate, and Helen Barker. An untiring luncheon and pink and white decorations followed by games and songs. The Plains beat Murray City in a Sunday baseball game with the home team winning.
Sugar Creek will secure the second citizenship school in Athens county. County Superintendent Root said a Poston citizens school starts this week and runs through the summer. District Superintendent I M Moore is the second volunteer teacher, likely to teach at Sugar Creek. Miss Ruth Souder was the first volunteer.
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